King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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ie Crossed The EQUATOR POLLYWOGS REVOLT ' MR. SESTRIC GET DE WOIKS ' THE REVOLT SPREADS TENTION MOUNTED HIGHER AND HIGHER AS THE KING STEAMED STEADILY SOUTHWARD AND FINALLY ON MARCH 8 THE DAM BROKE WHEN THE TERRIFIED POLLYWOGS UNITED AND ROSE AS ONE TO MEET THE THREAT BEFORE THEM . IT WAS OPEN REVOLT? SHOUTS ANDSTREAMSOF SALT WATER GREETED ANY TRUSTY SHELLBACK WHO WAS FOOL ENOUGH TO SHOW HIS TRUSTY FACE . ALL THROUGH THE DA Y TH E RIOT RAGED UNCHECKED . SEVERAL Tl M ES BRAVE BANDS OF SHELL- BACKS WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE REBEL FIREHOSE EM- PLACEMENTS ONLY TO BE DRIVEN BACK AGAIN BY OVERPOWERING ODDS. FOR AWHILE IT LOOKED LIKE A POLLYWOG V I CTORY , BUT DAWN FOUND THE SHELLBACKS WITH THE SITUA- TION WELL I N HAND . JUST TO SHOW THAT THERE WERE NO HARD FEELINGS THE POLLYWOGS WERE TREATED TO A SUMPTUOUS BREAKF AST BY THE SHELLBACKS, FOLLOWED BY SINGING AND OTHER FESTIVITIES ON VHE FORECASTLE. ' CONCENTRATED FIRE '

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Wefcoming C POLLYWOGS THE PROCEEDINGS. ON THE OL. LEVEL STOOD THE RELOW IN SOLEMN TONES AND TURNED TO ACCEPT -)A?ZLED BY THE FANTASTIC SPLENDOR OF ■ = REX, ALL POWERFULL RULER OF ' CLASSIFIED RESEARCH ' ' ALL HANDS TO QUARTERS FOR MUSTER AND INSPECTION if ' CPO BRIGADE '